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ReviewJournal of ultrasound2026

Multimodal ultrasound in renal transplantation: a pictorial essay on graft complications.

Antonio Granata, Rosario Maccarrone, Maurizio Garozzo, Salvatore Granata, Mariano Scaglione, Francesco Maria Drudi, Yuri Battaglia, Mauro Dugo, Michele Prencipe, Michele Bertolotto and 2 more

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Review in Journal of ultrasound, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Antonio GranataNephrology and Dialysis Unit, "Cannizzaro" Emergency Hospital, Advanced School of Ultrasound in Nephrology - SIUMB, Via Messina 829, I-95026, Catania, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7026-3952
Rosario MaccarroneNephrology and Dialysis Unit, "Cannizzaro" Emergency Hospital, Advanced School of Ultrasound in Nephrology - SIUMB, Via Messina 829, I-95026, Catania, Italy. rosario.maccarrone88@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8784-1552
Maurizio GarozzoNephrology and Dialysis Unit, "St. Marta and Venera" Hospital, Acireale, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-7859
Salvatore GranataDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-9391-8118
Mariano ScaglioneDepartment of Surgery, Medicine and Pharmacy, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0910-8064
Francesco Maria DrudiDepartment of Radiology, Policlinico Umberto I, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6439-8260
Yuri BattagliaDepartment of Medicine, University of Verona, "Pederzoli" Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3947-1814
Mauro DugoNephrology and Dialysis Unit, "Mestre" Hospital, Venice, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5120-7883
Michele PrencipeNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Medical Science, Scientific Institute Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-0842
Michele BertolottoDepartment of Radiology, Ospedale Di Cattinara, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5583-350X
Matthias ZeilerNephrology and Dialysis Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, "C. E G. Mazzoni" Hospital, Ascoli Piceno, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6066-6144
Integrated Imaging and Interventional Nephrology Working Group of the Italian Society of Nephrology (SIN) and of the Italian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB)

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for eligible patients with end-stage kidney disease, but long-term graft survival requires timely recognition of early and late complications. Ultrasound is the first-line imaging modality for renal allograft evaluation because it is safe, repeatable, radiation-free and suitable for bedside assessment. A multimodal ultrasound strategy, combining B-mode imaging, color and spectral Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound and shear wave elastography, provides complementary information on graft morphology, vascular integrity, microperfusion and tissue stiffness. Conventional ultrasound and Doppler remain the diagnostic backbone, while contrast-enhanced ultrasound and elastography may improve diagnostic confidence in selected scenarios, especially when standard findings are inconclusive. This pictorial essay offers a practical, image-based overview of multimodal ultrasound in renal allograft complications, highlighting key imaging patterns, clinical applications and limitations.

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Kidney TransplantationMultimodal ImagingPostoperative ComplicationsContrast MediaHumansKidneyKidney Failure, ChronicUltrasonographyContrast MediaComplicationsMultiparametric ultrasoundRenal transplantUltrasound

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PMCPMC13588770

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